Request List

...recommendations for new books or videos are always welcome - they'll be acquired at the librarian's discretion...

Just read something really really good you think the library should have? Remembered a film that you reckon the other members would enjoy, or spotted a gaping hole in our collection? Let us know!

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Current Requests...

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'prequel' to The Prisoner. James Bond-like series with Patrick McGoohan - surprisingly these are top-quality stories even now. The first series (39 half-hour eps) isn't so good, half an hour isn't long enough for a proper story, so wouldn't bother with that unless it's cheap. The later series are great though (45min/hr eps) - called "Secret Agent" in US -dormouse

(ISBN: 1595826521) Described by the author as "aboriginal SF" - sounds very interesting and has won lots of awards! As far as I can tell this is the first edition that's not self-published (and therefore ought to be widely available).

(lib request) - not convinced this is SF in any shape or form... -karne - it is sf. it about cryogenics and vr
i would say thats sf. -bigbob - thanks bob. will keep an eye out for it (although it seems hard to find) -dormouse

"Gardner, Craig"s books
Appears to be: other simbad, bad day for ali baba and Scheherazades Night Out - k - They're all independant books (I think - i've got ali baba somewhere and haven;t read any of the others, but didn't realise i was missing any for a while). It was quite funny when i read it during my GCSEs... - Billy - Well, I'll generally grab any GSG we don't have if I see it 2nd hand. - karne - got "a bad day for ali baba" and "the other sinbad" - dormouse - and "raven walking". I think that may be enough for the moment? - dormouse - also getting Dragon Walking from Porcupine -dormouse

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Ronan the Barbarian

James Bibby

- 2nd opinion anyone? -karne - Reviews are promising and we do have another in the series(Ronan's Revenge) -Rosie

- this book still isn't out, and according to the official site ( (bb.melanierawn.com)) hasn't actually been written yet ;) Looks like there might be some interesting discussion for fans on the forums there though. -dormouse

Because it is good fantasy, and we should have it. Especially the end, which has a dragon, and the bit in the middle with God sending angry bears to eat small children. - - I agree (if we don't already have it. I know we have "the Hindu Scriptures". However, we should a) not pay for it b) make sure we get a good version (King James, asy), not a lame modern version. - Kvetch

Oh not this again... starting to think the whole 'Bible in the library' thing is a icsf-trollism :) - karne - - I think we should have it for the same reason we ought to have the Eddas and so on - it is an influence on modern SF/F writing, not any faux-atheistic bollocks about it being a great work of fantasy. - Kvetch

Because they're surprisingly cheap on Amazon.co.uk atm - I'd like season 3/4 if you can't get all of them http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_w_h__0_10?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=enterprise+dvd&sprefix=enterprise

Do we have all the Clarke nominted books since the award started? - I've now checked through all the Clarke, Hugo and Nebula *winners*, which will do for the moment. Leaving this here as a reminder! - dormouse - now that we have nearly all the winners, i've added the clarke shortlist books to the list - mainly for reference rather than active searching, so we know to pick them up secondhand if we see them cheap. Don't think there'll be a huge amount of interested readers, so it's not worth actively hunting them - if you see one you do want to read, comment on it so we know to prioritise it. -dormouse

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STORM RIDERS

ENGLISH DUBBED - please check with anime soc to see if they have it. - dormouse - - Anime Soc only purchase manga - they have no audiovisual lending library at all. - Kvetch - Will be hard to find. -Rosie

I think we're missing the lastest 2 or 3, some of which should be out in PB by now. Me and Ed at least would read them. - A Civil Campaign has already been requested, we have "Bujold"s books - karne - Diplomatic Immunity not out in paperback yet - karne

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recommended by mitul
- We do actually have this on a rather battered old copied video. I'd be reasonably i favour of getting a proper version but getting ti new may prove expensive -karne - Seconded... though the old video copy is very watchable. It should be aired more often... -Orpheo - Note: Found out some stuff. This being released on video and DVD in October by Disney. However Disney have re-dubbed and re-scored it. The new dub is *ghastly*. -Orpheo

The best thing acclain ever published and it got cancelled. Theres no justice.

Superhero story, if the superheros were best friends, who couldnt stand each other. Doesnt let you take it a bit seriously. Oh and theres a goat. - goat?!? - karne - Can someone tell me if these are any good? Seriously any good? Graphic novels are expensive.. -karne - Well, I liked them enough to pay for them - I have the first two paperbacks if you want to read them, to make your own judgement. They are all out of print now (4 in total), which makes them harder to come by, but I'll be going off to a comic market next weekend (4th May), at which point I can look for things like this. -John Kirk

The library already has the previous volume in the series. These books are pretty cultishly popular (ie normally popular amongst sci-fi / fantasy fans), the author well known in Australia, I've been reading and seeking out the novels for flipping years, and I'll do any personalised pretty pictures in recompense for as many years as ICSF exists ^_^

there's quite a bit we don't have here, and several partial series. eg the Foreigner series (we have 1-3, not 4-6 - Precursor, Defender, Explorer) or the Fortress series. See "Cherryh"s books and (scifan.com). Which series should we concentrate on?

This is my debut novel. It is a book that combines myth, science fiction and personal exploration in a straight forward narrative. Of interest to all
classical fans who also want to stretch their creative minds. - I don't know how much value to put on a spammed request by the author concerned ;) but the amazon link is here (www.amazon.com) and the author's webpage here (www.christineemmert.com) though it seems to be down at the moment. I can't find any unbiased reviews. - karne - Mutter: linky - karne - Hmm. -Rosie

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The Tick

TV series. Don't know if the animated or live action version is requested

Yeah so I'm biased, but I'm of the opinion this (and its sequal) were some of the best fantasy novels I've read all year. The author's a highly skilled world builder and clearly roleplays a lot - the characters are well constructed and detailed and I love the dark sense of humour.